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The Dewey Public School Board chose officers for the upcoming school year. The Board President remained the same with Chad Williams nominated for another year. Amy LaSpisa was Board Clerk. She was nominated and accepted the position of Vice President. Ryan Hickey was named as Clerk for the upcomi ... read more »

The National Weather Service has issued another Winter Weather Advisory. This one will affect most of the state with Washington, Osage and Nowata Counties likely seeing four to six inches of snow before it's all over. The biggest problem will be icy roads early Wednesday morning according to ... read more »

A Hominy man spent his 39th birthday in the Osage County Jail after being arrested on Child Abuse by Injury charges. Matthew A. Gilley was arrested on February 26th after law enforcement received a call from him saying that the two-year-old girl was found limp. The child was taken to Cleveland Ho ... read more »

The filing period is underway for candidates running for the top job in the Cherokee Nation. One candidate, Charlie Soap, is the widower of the first woman to serve as principal chief, the late Wilma Mankiller. Mankiller was reportedly the most influential American Indian leader in recent history ... read more »

An organization that works to raise confidence in young women who range from juniors to freshmen in high school will be in Bartlesville to talk about the benefits of the program. Robert Reeves does public relations for the Distinguished Young Women.
Some of the goals are to learn to interview ... read more »

A bill that would reduce the amount of tax subsidies paid to wind producers in Oklahoma has been unanimously approved by the House of Representatives.
The House voted 89-0 on Monday for the bill by Bartlesville Republican Rep. Earl Sears. It now heads to the full Senate for consideration.
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David Gay, President of the Dewey Recreation Association, presented the group's ideas for improvements at Don Tyler Park to City Council members during Monday night's regular meeting. Gay talked about how the organization got the money for the improvements.
Dewey Mayor Reva ... read more »

The Dewey Police Department Investigations Division is asking for information regarding the location of a missing person. According to Crime Stoppers Coordinatoar, David Hackler, 58 year-old Bryan L. Lowrey was supposed to go to a friend’s house near Bartlesville’s White Rose Ce ... read more »

The Bartlesville City Council approved three actions that, when completed, will help alleviate several problem areas at the Ted Lockin Water Treatment Plant. Power problems Labor Day weekend prompted City Engineer and Water Utilities Director, Terry Lauritsen to investigate plant vulnerabil ... read more »

Monday night's Dewey City Council meeting was well-attended by the Dewey Merchant Co-op. Cindy Bray outlined some of the plans the Co-op has to draw people to Dewey.
Another merchant, Candi Scheringa, talked about the “Cartwheels Project.”
City Council members appeared to ... read more »

A $250,000 bond has been set for a Bartlesville man who allegedly attacked his sister. 22-year old Joshua Fabri is charged with domestic abuse assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Bartlesville police were called to a home in the 1500 block of SW Oak Ave ... read more »

A Bartlesville man who was stopped on a traffic violation ends up getting arrested for allegedly possessing stolen items. 50-year old Steven Charles Wright is charged with knowingly concealing stolen property and driving with a suspended license. Bartlesville police conducted a traffi ... read more »

The first March meeting of the Osage County Commissioners was one for tax book relief. The Commissioners' accepted and signed a large land plat development for Carolyn Back of Wallace Engineering. Skiatook will be the future location for Sky Lodge Estates, a 48 lot residential neighborhood, i ... read more »

A legend of country music will be in Bartlesville in May. Don Williams, dubbed the “Gentle Giant,” will bring his music to the Bartlesville Community Center on May 22nd. Concert promoter Larry Shaeffer said as far as he knows, this is the first time Williams will play in Bartlesville. ... read more »

ConocoPhillips Manager of real estate and facilities services, Mark Headley, was the featured speaker at Monday's Bartlesville Rotary Club meeting. Headley shared information on how many employees have a connection to Bartlesville.
Headley went on to say that there are more tha ... read more »